Improvement in devices for drying and stretching hose



A. c. CAREY Devices for Drying and Stretching Hose N 0.16],383; PatentedMrch3 0J875.

VWTNESSES 7 I I rN TOR v ATTORNEYS THE GRAPHIC COJPHOTU -L)TH.39 3441PARK PLACENX- AUGUSTUS o. CAREY, on BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR DRYING AND STRETCHING HOSE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 161,383, dated March30, 1875; application filed February 6, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS O. CAREY, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and valuableImprovement in Stocking Stretcher and Drier; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to thelettersand figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of a side view of my device,and Fig. 2 is a detail view of the same.

This invention has relation to improvements in stocking driers andstretchers.

In the preparation of manufactured hose for market it is usual to givethem a thorough washing after they are taken from the loom, and to drawthem on a wooden former and drier, for the purpose of imparting to thema symmetrical finished appearance.

The object of the invention'in this class of devices is, first, toobtain a former and drier for the purpose above described, which, beingincapable of absorbing moisture from the wet hose, will allow the sameto dry rapidly; secondly, to provide a simple and effective meanswhereby the hose-legs will be held tense upon the drier, and will beprevented from shrinking longitudinally; and, thirdly, to prevent thevibratory motion of the drier about its vertical axis when suspendedfrom a line, for the purpose of holding it with its broad surfaceexposed to the full force of the wind or current of air from a blower.

To this end the nature of the invention consists in a suitably-bracedwire frame simulating the shape of the foot and leg, which is providedwith notches at or near the upper part of the leg, for holding the legof the hose tense, and with hooks upon its upper end, having a commonshank, for holding the said frame against vibratory motion about itsvertical axis when it is hung upon a line, as will be hereinafter morefully explained.

In the annexed drawings, A designates a wire frame, presenting theappearance in out line of the human foot and leg, and braced bytransverse bars B, for the purpose of giving it suitable rigidity. Thisframe is preferably formed of a single continuous piece of wire, asshown in Fig.1, and, the same havingbeen bent in such a manner as toproduce the foot and leg, its free ends are then bent inward toward andtwisted around each other to form two hooks, 0, having a common shank,c, the said hooks being nearly in the same plane with the body of theframe, as shown in Fig. 1. If these hooks are engaged over adrying-line, the frame will depend therefrom in the same vertical planetherewith, a bight or bend, cl, being thus formed on it, which willelfectually prevent the frame from being blown off, as is frequently thecase Where but a single hook is used. They will also rigidly hold thesaid frame against rotation about its vertical axis, so that when anartificial current of air is produced, or when the stockings are driedinthe open air, they will be held with their flat surfaces exposed tothe force of the wind, and will be thereby more rapidly dried.

The frame being of metal and very open, any absorption of moisture isimpossible, and the air is allowed a ready circulation through thefabric, thus insuring its speedy drying.

With a view to preventing the leg of the stocking from longitudinalshrinking, the outer edges of the bars of the leg part of the frame areprovided with a number of notches, a, which will seize the stocking asit shrin'ks laterally, effectually securing and holding the hose-leg inplace and obtaining the desired result.

These frames are designed to be made of difi'erent Sizes to correspondwith the various sizes of hose manufactured, and they are preferablymade of a non-'corrodible metallic wire. They may, however, beconstructed of galvan ized iron, my object being to prevent hose frombeing rust-stained during the drying process.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. Adevice for drying and stretching hose, consisting of the foot and legshaped wire frame A, substantially as specified.

2. In combination with a device for drying and stretching hose, thehooks 0, having a shank, c, forming a bight or bend, d, substantially inthe manner and for the purpose speci fied.

3. The wire frame A, for drying and stretch- In testimony that I claimthe above I have ing' hose,having notches h, for holding the hosehereunto subscribed my name in the presence against longitudinalshrinkage, substantially of two witnesses. as specified.

4. In combination with the wire frame A, AUGUSTUS O. CAREY. thetransverse braces B substantially as specified. Witnesses:

5. The frame A, having braces B, notches J os. 13. Looms,

n, and hooks O O, substantially as specified. GEORGE E. UPHAM.

